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Nidec to add 600 engineers with Omron unit purchase

Japanese motor producer expands footprint in EV industry

A Nidec carrier robot zips across a factory floor.
SHUNTARO FUKUTOMI, MASAYA SATO and RYO ASAYAMA, Nikkei staff writers | Japan

OSAKA/TOKYO -- Nidec said Tuesday it will acquire the automotive device subsidiary of Japanese electronics group Omron with an eye toward becoming a supplier of key modules for electrified vehicles.

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